"The flood, laden with rich earth, reaches the lower valley about 15 June- at a time when the whole land has been burnt black by the sun. It brings ""the water of life"". "

大约每年六月十五日，尼罗河水挟带着肥沃的泥土流到了下游，给已被太阳烤得焦黑的土地带来了“生命之水”。

属类：学习英语-许国璋英语-

The higher court upheld the decision of the lower court

高一级法院，支持下一级法院的决定。

属类：学习英语-同义词辨析-

It has to be tall because it is like a giant block and tackle, and we　have to lower into the ground and haul out of the ground great lengths of drill　pipe which are rotated by an engine at the top and are fitted with a cutting bit　at the bottom.

井架必须很高，因为它像一个巨型滑轮组。我们必须把很长的钻杆一节节地钻入地下，然后再从地下拉出来。钻杆顶部安装的发动机带动钻杆旋转，它的底部装有钻头。

属类：学习英语-新概念英语-第四册

On New York’s upper/lower west side.

纽约的西北/西南面

属类：学习英语-易错英语-

A period or process of declining; movement to a lower or worse position

衰微,衰退,下降

属类：学习英语-新词-例句

I was told that the prices were lower here than at the market.

我听说这里的价格较市价低。

属类：学习英语-成语例句-

I went through the day again like I have done so often so many times before. It was the same routine: school, home, study and sleep. I was frustrated with my test results today. I got lower than what I had expected to get. I did pass though.

我又像以往一样地度过了今天。一样的例行公事，一样的学校、家庭、读书、睡觉。今天我对我的考试成绩感到灰心，因为我考得比想象中还低，虽然我及格了。

属类：学习英语-中国人写英语日记-不劳无获

The lower gun-ports were now below water and the inrush sealed the ship’s fate.

下层炮眼已浸到水里,海水涌入舱内给"瓦萨"号带来难以逃脱沉没的厄运。

属类：学习英语-新概念英语-第四册

The slope averages about 1 in 30, but contains steep, probably vertical, cliffs, and gentle sediment-covered terraces, and near its lower reaches there is a long tailing-off which is almost certainly the result of material transported out to deep water after being eroded from the continental masses.

斜度的平均坡度是三十分之一，但也有陡峭的甚至是垂直的悬崖和坡度不大的覆盖着沉积物的缓和的阶地，阶地的下段是一条很宽广的曳沙带，它几乎无疑是大陆块体遭侵蚀后冲入深水中物质形成的。

属类：学习英语-新概念英语-第四册

One bad winter we watched the river creep up the lower meadows.

有一年冬天，天气不好，我们眼看着河水浸没了地势较低的草场

属类：学习英语-新概念英语-第三册

We are lucky in that only the lower fields, which make up a very small proportion of our farm, are affected by flooding

值得庆幸的是，只有低洼地受到洪水影响，而低洼地在我们农场比例很小。

属类：学习英语-新概念英语-第三册

to stop climbing higher or falling lower , and continue at a fixed height

作水平飞行,平飞

属类：学习英语-新词-例句

[...]111:People wear pants to cover the lower part of their bodies.2:We sometimes say that people who are restless or nervous have ants in their pants.3:They might also fly by the seat of their pants. They use their natural sense to do something instead of their learned knowledge.4:Sometimes, people may get caught with their pants down. They are found doing something they should not be doing.5:And, in every family, one person takes control.6:Sometimes a wife tells her husband what to do. Then we say she wears the pants in the family.

[...]111:人们穿着短裤以遮掩身体下部。2:我们有时形容紧张不安的人裤裆里有蚂蚁。3:他们也可能是fly by the seat of their pants，也就是说他们凭直觉而不是他们所学的知识来做一些事情。4:有时，人们可能会caught with their pants down，意思是他们被发现正在做一些不应该做的事。5:此外，每一个家庭都有当家人。6:有时妻子会吩咐丈夫怎么做，我们就说，她在这个家里当家做主。

属类：学习英语-Words And Their Stories 词汇掌故-衣服相关词汇

[...]11In addition, labor costs are lower in the Sunbelt, and labor unions are not as strong as in the north. So many companies moved their factories to the Sunbelt. Workers followed. By 1990, the Sunbelt cities of Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio were among the ten largest cities in the United States.

[...]11此外，阳光地带的劳动力成本较低，而且工会不如北方强势。所以很多公司把他们的工厂搬到阳光地带。工人紧随其后。到1990年，阳光地带的洛杉矶、圣迭戈，菲尼克斯，休斯敦，达拉斯和圣安东尼奥进入了美国10大城市行列。

属类：学习英语-Words And Their Stories 词汇掌故-词汇掌故：阳光

Another expression involving hit is hit bottom. Something that has hit bottom can go no lower . If the price of shares of a stock hits bottom that might be the time to buy it. Its value can only go up.

另一个包含hit的词汇是hit bottom，意思是到了最低点。如果股票价格见底，就是时候买进了。这时候股票价格只会往上涨了。

属类：学习英语-Words And Their Stories 词汇掌故-

Another part of a vehicle – mainly found on small trucks and on some models of cars -- is the tailgate. This is the gate or doorway that opens up in the back of the vehicle. If your car or truck has one, you can lower the tailgate and sit on it.

汽车的另一个零部件是主要出现在小卡车或某些型号汽车上的尾板，这是汽车尾部开启的一道门。如果你的汽车或卡车有尾板，你可以把它放倒并坐在上面。

属类：学习英语-Words And Their Stories 词汇掌故-词汇掌故：路上的短语

Because the lower -class Anglo-Saxons were the hunters, they used the Old English names for animals. But the upper-class French saw these animals only at mealtimes. So, they used the French word to describe the prepared dishes. Today, modern English speakers — regardless of social class — have come to use both.

因为下层的盎格鲁撒克逊人是猎人，他们采用了动物的旧英文名。但是上层的法国人只在餐桌上看到这些动物，所以他们使用法语单词来形容这些菜肴。今天，说英语的人士无论阶层都开始使用这两种名称。

属类：学习英语-Words And Their Stories 词汇掌故-词汇掌故：动物名称和动物肉类名称